Summary of Risk Factors

We are subject to numerous risks that make an investment in our Company and in our Common Stock speculative and risky, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or that may adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows. Before investing in our Common Stock, you should carefully consider the risks discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and summarized below:

General Risks Related to Venu

Risks Related to Venu’s Industry and Current and Planned Operations

Risks Related to Governmental Regulation

General Business and Personnel Risks

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

Risks Related to Being and Reporting as a Public Company

Please carefully review the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” for a discussion of each of the risk factors listed above.

Going Concern

Venu’s accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2023, incurred net losses during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and anticipated operating loss in 2024 raised substantial doubt about Venu’s ability to continue as a going concern. However, as of the issuance of our consolidated financial statements, we have concluded that there is no substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months. Any doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern was alleviated by our management’s plan to add additional venue locations and to continue our business operations at our existing venues. Venu believes that cash on hand, anticipated improved profitability in 2024 from its operation of restaurants and venues in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Gainesville, Georgia, the opening of Ford Amphitheater in August 2024, as well as the proceeds of this offering and other capital raising and debt financing in 2024 will allow Venu to continue its business operations for at least 12 months from the date of this prospectus. Nonetheless, Venu’s continued implementation of its business plan to add additional locations is dependent on its future engagement in strategic locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing. There is no guarantee that we will be able to execute on our business plan.

Capital Structure

Under our Articles of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue up to 150,000,000 shares of stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which (i) 144,000,000 shares are denominated as Common Stock; (ii) 1,000,000 shares are denominated as Class B Non-Voting Common Stock; (iii) 5,000,000 shares are denominated as Preferred Stock. Each share of Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote with respect to any matters submitted to the shareholders for a vote whereas a share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock does not entitle a holder to vote (except as may be required by law). Except with respect to voting rights, our Common Stock and Class B Non-Voting Common Stock have the same preferences, limitations, and relative rights in all respects. The shares of Class B Common Stock are not convertible into Common Stock or any other security of the Company, as the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and other governing documents do not prescribe circumstances or events that require the conversion of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into Common Stock or provide holders with the right at their option or volition to convert their shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock.

Our Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of which will have a distinctive designation or title as determined by our Board, which is authorized to establish the designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions, and relative rights of the Preferred Stock and any variations in the relative rights and preferences as between different series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the Colorado Business Corporations Act. As of November 1, 2024, the Company had the following shares of capital stock issued and outstanding: (i) 36,038,215 shares of Common Stock; (ii) 383,656 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock; and (iii) 0 shares of Preferred Stock.

Corporate Information

The Company was originally formed in Colorado on March 13, 2017 as Bourbon Bothers Restaurants, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, prior to its conversion to a Colorado corporation and name change to Notes Live, Inc. on April 6, 2022. On May 29, 2024, we began doing business as “VENU Holding Corporation” by filing a Statement of Trade Name of a Reporting Entity with the Colorado Secretary of State. On September 6, 2024, we legally changed our name to “Venu Holding Corporation” by amending and restating our Articles of Incorporation. Our principal executive office is located at 1755 Telstar Drive, Suite 501, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920. Our telephone number at that address is (719) 895-5483. Our website address is https://venu.live/. Information contained on or that can be accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Investors should not consider any such information to be part of this prospectus.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

Given that our Company had less than $1.235 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” (an “EGC”) as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As an EGC, for up to five years, we may elect to take advantage of certain specified exemptions from reporting and other regulatory requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. For example, these exemptions would allow us to:

We may take advantage of these exemptions for up to five years or such earlier time as we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of:

Additionally, the JOBS Act enables EGCs to take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which allows an EGC to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have taken advantage of certain reduced reporting obligations available to EGCs in this prospectus. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock. For more information, see “Risk Factors—Risk Factors Related to Being and Reported as a Public Company—We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company,” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies may make our common shares less attractive to investors.”

Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions were already available to us due to the fact that we also qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under SEC rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation and report regarding internal control over financial reporting, are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis, are not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure, and may present only two years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our Common Stock. The occurrence of any of the following risks could have a material and adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, and future growth prospects, as well as our ability to accomplish our strategic objectives. As a result, the market value of our Common Stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations and market value.

General Risks Related to Venu

Venu will likely require additional capital to support its business plan and potential growth, and this capital might not be available on favorable terms, or at all.

Venu’s operations will likely require substantial additional financial, operational, and managerial resources. Venu may have insufficient cash to fund its working capital or other capital requirements and may be required to raise additional funds to continue or expand its operations. If Venu is required to obtain additional funding in the future, it may have to seek debt financing or obtain additional equity capital. Additional capital may not be available to Venu or may only be available on terms that adversely affect existing shareholders or restrict Company operations. For example, if Venu raises additional funds through issuances of equity, its existing shareholders could suffer significant dilution and any new equity securities issued by Venu could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of existing shareholders. There can be no assurance that financing will be available to Venu on reasonable terms, if at all. The inability to raise additional funds will materially impair Venu’s ability to grow its revenues. Further, as a result of the ongoing volatility of the global markets, a general tightening of lending standards, and a general decrease in equity financing (and similar type) transactions, it could be difficult for Venu to obtain funding to allow Venu to continue to develop and implement its business.

Venu has incurred net losses and anticipates that it will continue to incur net losses for the near-term future and may never achieve profitability.

Venu is a hospitality and entertainment business that was formed in 2017. Venu is continuing to implement its business plan of opening, and then operating restaurants, venues and amphitheaters in new markets. Venu’s business plan is speculative as the development of its venues entails substantial upfront capital expenditures and the risk that the development and opening of its venues may be delayed or otherwise prove not to perform as projected. Although Venu has generated increasing revenues since its inception, to date Venu has not been profitable and has incurred net losses in each of 2022 and 2023. Venu expects to continue to spend significant resources to develop, open, and then operate its planned restaurants, venues, and amphitheaters. Venu also expects that it will incur an operating loss in 2024. Venu may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect its business. The size of Venu’s future net losses (if any) and its ability to generate a profit will depend, in part, on the rate of future growth of expenses and its ability to generate additional revenues. It is possible Venu may never be profitable and, if it does achieve profitability, Venu may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.

Venu had an accumulated deficit of $17,021,453 as of December 31, 2023 and incurred net losses of $11.4 million and $8.0 million, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Venu expects that it will incur an operating loss in 2024. These conditions raised substantial doubt about Venu’s ability to continue as a going concern; however, based on Venu’s management’s plan, Venu believes that such substantial doubt has been alleviated. Venu believes that cash on hand, the improved profitability in 2024 from its operating entities in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Gainesville, Georgia, the opening of Ford Amphitheater in August 2024, as well as the proceeds of this offering and additional capital raising and debt financing in 2024 will allow Venu to continue its business operations for at least 12 months from the date of this prospectus. Nonetheless, Venu’s continued implementation of its business plan to add additional locations is dependent on its future engagement in strategic locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing. There is no guarantee that we will be able to execute on our business plan.

Venu’s business plan is based on numerous assumptions and estimates that may not prove accurate.

When evaluating where and when to attempt to open new venues Venu has to evaluate and make assumptions regarding potential demand in a given market and location, and the ability to attract events and acts to its venues. Venu needs to make estimates and forecasts regarding numerous factors, such as, the number of events that can be booked into a particular venue in a particular market, average attendance at these events, potential partnership revenue, likely ticket prices operating costs, and other potential revenue streams (such as parking). Venu makes these evaluations and estimates based on a variety of factors including industry and market data, as well as its experience to date. Estimates regarding the number and timing of future venue openings is based on various factors, such as the status of projects under construction, the entitlement status for certain projects, and discussions and negotiations with various municipalities. These estimates and assumptions are limited by, among other things, the fact that any data and estimates Venu has, or will utilize, for its projects are based on other venues, projects and circumstances, and as with all modeling and forecasts, these other venues, projects and circumstances may not exactly correlate with the venues Venu is, and plans, to develop. These estimates and assumptions are not an assurance that Venu will achieve any certain revenue targets with respect to a venue or when and whether a particular venue will be in operation, as the opening of music, live entertainment venues, restaurants and campuses are subject to numerous risks, and uncertainties, many of which are out of Venu’s control. As a result, Venu’s business plan is based on numerous assumptions and estimates that Venu believes are reasonable but which may prove to be incorrect. No assurance can be given regarding Venu’s ability to open a particular venue or execute on all facets of its plans, or whether any particular venue or campus will ultimately prove to be profitable for Venu or the reliability of the assumptions and estimates upon which various aspects of Venu’s business plan are based. Venu’s ability to adhere to and implement its business plan will depend upon Venu’s ability to successfully raise funds and a variety of other factors, many of which are beyond Venu’s control.

Venu’s debt obligations may adversely affect cash flow and impose restrictions on the ability to operate its business.

Venu from time to time utilizes credit and debt facilities in its operations and to acquire assets. As of November 1, 2024, Venu had $22,946,834 of outstanding indebtedness, primarily under mortgage loans, loans to municipalities in connection with land acquisitions, and a revolving debt financing note with KWO, LLC. For example, certain of the real property assets owned by certain of Venu’s subsidiaries are subject to a mortgage, including the two properties that are owned by Hospitality Income & Asset, LLC, which are the sites of Venu’s Bourbon Brothers Presents restaurant and the Bourbon Brokers Smokehouse & Tavern venue in Colorado Springs. Venu’s indebtedness could have significant adverse effects on the Company, including with respect to the following:

Venu expects to obtain the funds to pay its day-to-day expenses and to repay its indebtedness primarily from operations. Venu’s ability to meet expenses and make these payments therefore depends on its future performance, which will be affected by financial, business, economic and other factors, many of which the Company cannot control. Venu’s business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future, and its currently anticipated growth in revenues and cash flow may not be realized, either or both of which could result in the Company being unable to repay indebtedness, or to fund other liquidity needs. If Venu does not have enough funds, it may be in breach of debt covenants and/or be required to refinance all or part of its then existing debt, sell assets or borrow more funds, which Venu may not be able to accomplish on terms favorable to the Company, or at all. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements may restrict Venu from pursuing any of these alternatives. If Venu defaults on its obligations, that could lead the lender to foreclose and Venu could lose its investment in the applicable asset.

Certain subsidiaries of Venu that own, or are expected to own, key real property assets are not wholly owned, and as a result, third parties have rights in certain assets and operations of those subsidiaries.

Venu holds certain of its real property assets and projects in limited liability companies that are not wholly owned, with third parties, in certain cases owning a membership interest greater than 50%. For example, Venu’s membership interest in The Sunset Amphitheater LLC (which owns Ford Amphitheater) is 10%, however, the governing document for this entity provide that the equity held by third-party investors do not afford those members with voting rights. In addition, the governing documents for The Sunset Amphitheater LLC provide that in the case of distributions of available cash resulting from events held at the venue, the third-party investors are only entitled to receive a defined portion of that distribution. As such, the economic rights of those third-party investors is not necessarily equivalent to their ownership interest. In connection with their membership interests, third-party investors are typically afforded certain other rights, such as rights to use the firepit suites located at planned outdoor amphitheater venues. Venu has, and expects to have, third-party investors hold non-voting interests in other subsidiaries, such as Sunset at Mustang Creek LLC and Sunset at Broken Arrow LLC, in each case subject to terms that are similar in nature to those in the governing documents of The Sunset Amphitheater LLC. As a result of these subsidiaries being less than wholly owned, a portion of the revenues or other value generated by the operations and assets of the applicable subsidiaries will be for the benefit of third parties and not for the benefit of, or distributed to, Venu. In addition, owning and operating assets through subsidiaries that are not wholly owned inherently raises other risks, such as an increased potential for decision-making conflicts with minority owners, diminished control over the subsidiary’s operations, increased likelihood of shareholder misalignment regarding the subsidiary’s operational strategies and priorities, dilution of financial returns, and increased governance complexity. Whether or not Venu holds a majority interest or maintain voting and operational control in such arrangements, third-party members and stakeholders may, for example, (1) have economic or business interests or objectives that are inconsistent with or contrary to those of Venu; (2) regardless of the terms of the governing documents of the subsidiary attempt to, or threaten to, seek to block or impede actions that Venu believes are in its and the subsidiary’s best interests; (3) act contrary to Venu policies or objectives; or (4) be unable or unwilling to fulfill or comply any obligations or restrictions related to their rights to utilize certain assets (such as suites).

For an overview of Venu’s economic versus ownership interests in each of its subsidiaries, see “Business – Venu’s Subsidiaries and Properties.”

The agreements specifying the terms of Venu’s public-private partnerships with local municipalities impose various conditions, obligations, restrictions, and covenants related to Venu’s ownership, use, development, and operation of the properties it acquires and the venues it constructs. Venu’s failure to comply with such restrictions could subject Venu to various consequences, ranging from the payment of monetary fees to the clawback of purchased property, any of which could have a materially adverse impact on Venu’s business and financial condition.

One of Venu’s key business-expansion strategies is forming public-private partnerships with local municipalities to acquire land at lower prices and on better terms than Venu likely could have negotiated in open-market sales or to obtain financial incentives that offset the costs of constructing and operating new venues. In exchange for the financial benefits that motivate Venu’s property acquisition and venue development within a given municipality, the agreements specifying the terms of Venu’s public-private partnership with the municipality, which may include development, parking, facilities-use, or similar agreements, often contain conditions, obligations, and covenants (collectively, “Restrictions”) related to the financial incentives for a project and that restrict Venu’s ownership, use, and development of the land it acquires and the venues it constructs and operates and impose potential monetary penalties on Venu if certain milestones are not achieved. Venu’s failure to comply with any Restrictions could pose a material risk to Venu’s financial condition and business operations. The Restrictions described below are among the Restrictions that have been included in the terms of public-private partnerships Venu has entered into to date, and also depict the types of Restrictions that Venu may be subject to under future public-private partnerships it enters.

Risks Related to Venu’s Industry and Current and Planned Operations

Venu’s ability to open new amphitheaters and venues on schedule and in accordance with targets may be adversely affected by delays or problems associated with acquisition and construction delays, recruiting and training qualified employees to operate the venues and by other factors, some of which are beyond Venu’s control and the timing of which is difficult to forecast accurately.

Venu’s goal is to open up to eight additional venues from 2024 through 2026. To achieve that goal, Venu, or a subsidiary, must successfully acquire the underlying land or satisfy all conditions to close on its land acquisitions, and then, among other things, oversee the construction of the improvements and build-out of those locations. Venu may not accurately predict the timing or ultimate success of its ability to timely open its proposed new venues. Delays encountered in negotiating, or the inability to finalize to Venu’s satisfaction, the development and installation of any necessary improvements may cause a significant variance in Venu’s financial targets. In addition, Venu’s anticipated schedule of opening any new venue may be adversely affected by other factors, some or all of which are beyond Venu’s control, including but not limited to the following:

Venu’s inability to open up to eight new venues from 2024 through 2026 would adversely affect Venu’s projected results of operations and financial condition.

The success of Venu’s amphitheater and venue projects depends on the popularity of guest experiences at those venues, as well as Venu’s ability to attract advertisers, marketing partners, operating partners, audiences and artists to concerts at other events at those locations. If The Sunset Amphitheater and other venues owned by Venu do not appeal to customers, or if Venu is unable to attract advertisers and marketing partners, there will be a material negative effect on the Company’s business and results of operations.

The financial results of Venu planned amphitheater venues are largely dependent on the popularity of visitor experiences at The Sunset Amphitheater(s), which are intended to provide a high-end experience to visitors. Venu has marketed its venues as being distinct from other amphitheaters and venues, and there is an inherent risk that Venu may be unable to achieve the level of success appropriate for the significant investment involved. Fan and consumer tastes also change frequently, and it is a challenge to anticipate what will be successful at any point in time. Should the popularity of Venu’s Sunset Amphitheater venues not meet expectations, Venu’s revenues from ticket sales, and concession and merchandise sales would be adversely affected, and the Company might not be able to replace the lost revenue with revenues from other sources. As a result of any of the foregoing, Venu may not be able to generate sufficient revenues to cover its costs, which could adversely impact its business and results of operations and the price of the Company’s Common Stock.

Additionally, Venu’s amphitheater and entertainment venue focused business is dependent on its ability to attract advertisers and marketing partners to its signage, digital advertising and partnership offerings. Advertising revenues depend on a number of factors, such as the reach and popularity of Venu’s venue(s) (including risks around consumer reactions to advertisers and marketing partners), the health of the economy in the markets in which Venu’s venues are located and in the nation as a whole, general economic trends in the advertising industry and competition with respect to such offerings. Should the popularity of Venu’s advertising assets not meet expectations, its revenues would be adversely affected, and Venu might not be able to replace the lost revenue with revenues from other sources, which could adversely impact its business and results of operations and the price of its Common Stock.

The success of Venu’s amphitheater and entertainment venue focused business will also depend upon its ability to offer and attract live entertainment that is popular with guests. While the Company believes that its venues will enable new experiences for audiences in its markets, there can be no assurance that guests, artists, promoters, advertisers and marketing partners will embrace the Company’s venues. Venu facilities will contract with promoters and others to provide performers and events at its venues. There may be a limited number of popular artists, groups or events that are willing to take advantage of the immersive experiences and next generation technologies (which cannot be re-used in other venues) or that can attract audiences to the Sunset Amphitheater venues, and Venu’s business would suffer to the extent that that it is unable to attract such artists, groups and events willing to perform at its venues.

Venu’s construction of its first outdoor amphitheater project in Colorado Springs required, and future amphitheater facilities that Venu intends to open will require, significant capital investments by Venu with no assurance that the venues will be successful.

Venu is progressing with its venue strategy to create, build, and own new music and entertainment-focused outdoor amphitheater venues — its Sunset Amphitheater collection. There is no assurance that this initiative will be successful. Venu completed construction of its first Sunset Amphitheater in Colorado Springs in August 2024 and intends to open additional venues in Oklahoma and Texas. The costs to develop and then build Sunset Amphitheaters are substantial and substantially in excess of currently available funds. For example, Venu has committed $70 million of private investments to the construction of The Sunset BA, which will require Venu directly, or indirectly through a subsidiary that will own the venue, to seek and execute on one or more outside sources of capital, as Venu’s current cash flows and resources alone likely would not support a development of this magnitude. There is no assurance that Venu will ultimately be able to secure outside capital that will be necessary to fund various of its planned projects and developments. Any inability to raise outside capital timely, or at all, could delay the development and opening of planned venues, or lead to their termination either by Venu or the applicable municipality or counter party.

In addition, it is always difficult to provide a definitive construction cost estimate for large-scale construction projects. Venu’s estimates and projections with respect to opening dates, costs estimates, event scheduling, or other matters inherent in the development and ownership of amphitheater venues may not prove wholly accurate as it rolls out additional venue projects across varying markets. In light of the design of The Sunset Amphitheater collection, including the use of technologies and features that are associated with many entertainment venues, the risk of delays and higher than anticipated costs are elevated. Although Venu completed construction of Ford Amphitheater in August 2024, Venu may face unexpected project delays and other complications with respect to the operation of other projects planned for development.

Venu has not finalized certain plans and specifications for many of its proposed new venue locations, and as a result Venu’s costs may be higher than anticipated, resulting in possible additional capital requirements, additional debt, or less favorable operating results than projected.

Planning for the design and construction of Venu’s in-development or future Bourbon Brothers Presents, Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern, and The Sunset Amphitheater venue locations is ongoing. Until the final planning and development for each venue is complete, any cost estimates contained in Venu’s budget are subject to change. Since the Company’s development costs have not yet been finalized for many of its ongoing and planned projects, Venu may require additional capital in the form of shareholder contributions, additional debt or equity financing, or both. If Venu’s costs are higher than projected, the operating results contained in the Company’s projections may be less favorable.

Venu may suffer project delays, increased costs, and financial losses if city councils or other local governmental bodies oppose Venu’s land-purchase and venue-construction proposals or reject purchase and development agreements that Venu has negotiated with other regulatory bodies within a given city.

Venu’s business model involves entering into public-private partnerships with local municipalities that offer various financial and tax incentives to Venu in exchange for Venu’s agreement to construct a venue in the city. These partnerships may require approval from several levels of local government, including local city councils that may have the authority to vote on and approve or oppose our proposed land purchases and venue-construction projects. In some cases, we may negotiate with one local regulatory body and enter into a binding purchase and sale agreement that makes the closing of our land purchase contingent on receiving the local city council’s final approval. Similarly, we may enter into operating or development agreements with other third parties that include city-council approval as a condition precedent. Despite having a purchase agreement in place and having received the approval of another local governmental body, there is a risk that the local city council may vote down our purchase and construction proposals or binding agreements. That could occur due to changes in political priorities, public opposition, a misalignment between local regulatory bodies in their strategic objectives for a city, or other factors beyond on our control. This risk was exemplified by our attempted purchase of land in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in June 2023, when we entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement with the Oklahoma City Planning Commission that was ultimately rejected by local city council, which is discussed in more detail on page 66.

The rejection by a local city council of our proposed land acquisition or construction plan could result in significant project delays and increased costs as we attempt to address the city council’s concerns, negotiate alternative arrangements, or pursue the purchase of other land. Such a rejection could also lead to a loss of our investment in the preliminary stages of development, including the planning and design process. While we strive to mitigate this risk by engaging with local governmental officials early on when attempting to expand our operations to a new city, conducting thorough due diligence of the properties we are evaluating for purchase, and negotiating contractual protections to minimize any financial losses or penalties we would incur if our contemplated purchase of land or venue construction is opposed by a local city council, we cannot predict how a city council will vote, and we cannot assure that we will be successfully in overcoming any such opposition.

Potential development and construction delays could cause Venu’s estimate of future income, expenses, and development costs to be inaccurate.

Venu has fully developed and constructed each of its operating or under construction venues to date, and expects to do so for its planned new projects. Properties that require development and construction involve more risk than other properties, typically do not generate operating revenue while costs are incurred to develop the properties, and may also generate certain expenses such as property taxes and insurance costs. In addition, market conditions may change during the course of development that may make the plan of development less attractive than at the time it was conceived. Development activities include the risks that such projects may be abandoned after expending capital and other resources, the construction costs of such projects may exceed original estimates, and the construction of a property may not be completed on schedule. Development activities are also subject to risks relating to the inability to obtain, and delays in obtaining, all necessary entitlement, zoning, land-use, building, occupancy, and other required governmental permits and authorizations. Delays in construction will delay the opening of new venues. Management’s estimate of future income, expenses, and development costs that are necessary to allow Venu to market this offering as originally intended may prove to be inaccurate. Contingencies in development activities beyond the control of Venu may occur.

The success of Venu’s business operations depends in part on its ability to acquire, develop, lease, and maintain live-music venues, and if it is unable to do so on acceptable terms, or at all, its results of operations could be adversely affected.

The Company’s business requires access to venues to generate revenue from live music concerts and other events. The Company has entered into a number of leasing and operating agreements for its venues. If the Company is unable to renew these agreements or to obtain new agreements on favorable, acceptable terms that are compatible with the Company’s existing operations, the Company’s operations may be negatively impacted.

The Company’s ability to continue expanding its operations through the development of new, and the expansion of existing, live music venues and restaurants is subject to a number of risks, including that (i) the construction of live music venues may result in cost overruns, delays, or unanticipated expenses; (ii) desirable sites for music venues may be unavailable or too costly; and (iii) the attractiveness of our existing venue locations may deteriorate over time. Growing or maintaining the Company’s existing revenue depends in part in making consistent investments in its venues. To meet long-term, increasing demand, improve value, and grow revenue, the Company may have several capital-improvement projects underway at any given time. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, may influence the ultimate costs and timing of various capital improvements.

The amount of capital expenditures can vary significantly from year to year. In addition, actual costs could vary materially from the Company’s estimates if its assumptions about the quality of materials, equipment, or workmanship required or the cost of financing such expenditures were to change. Construction is also subject to governmental permitting processes, which, if modified, could materially affect the Company’s ultimate costs.

Additionally, the market potential of the Company’s live music venues, concerts, and restaurants cannot be precisely determined. The Company may face competition in markets from unexpected sources. Because of that competition, the Company may be unable to add to or maintain its collection of live music venues and concert and restaurant offerings on terms it considers acceptable.

Venu’s reliance on third-party operators to manage and operate Ford Amphitheater and future amphitheater locations exposes Venu to risks, including profit sharing, limited operational control, non-compete restrictions, indemnification obligations, and potential disruptions from the termination or renewal of operating agreements.

We rely, or may rely, on third-party operators to manage and operate certain of our live-music and entertainment venues. For example, Venu partnered with AEG Presents — Rocky Mountains, LLC (“AEG”) to operate Ford Amphitheater in Colorado pursuant to an exclusive operating agreement between the parties. Our agreements with third-party operators typically include provisions regarding the sharing of profits, indemnification requirements, non-compete restrictions, and other limitations on our control over the venue’s operations. As a result, our reliance on third-party operators subjects us to certain unique risks.

Our profitability from venues for which we use a third-party operator depends, in part, on the operator’s performance and success. Any failure by an operator to effectively operate our venue may negatively impact our ticket sales and financial results. Any requirement to share profits with a third-party operator may limit our realization of the full financial benefits of our venues.

The use of third-party operators also inherently reduces Venu’s operational control over a venue and may impair Venu’s expansion capabilities in a given area due to non-compete restrictions. Lack of operational control over one of our venues may lead to inconsistencies in service quality, brand reputation, and overall customer experience, which may adversely impact our business.

Our exclusive operating agreement with AEG, for example, grants AEG the exclusive right to operate and use Ford Amphitheater for events, subject to limited exceptions such as Venu having the right to use and reserve the venue for local events or performances by bands that are not nationally recognized or promoted. In addition, the agreement provides for a defined split of the venue’s profits and losses between Venu and AEG, but gives each party certain opt-out rights for events such that a party may not be responsible for any losses that may result from certain events held at the venue (but will also not be entitled to any profits that may result from such events). The agreement also imposes restrictions on AEG from operating venues that are comparable to Ford Amphitheater within a defined radius of the venue and imposes restrictions on Venu from owning, operating, or developing a competing venue within a defined radius. Non-competition and development restrictions may limit our ability to expand our business in certain key markets, which could hinder our growth opportunities and competitive positioning.

Our exclusive operating agreement with AEG also includes renewal and termination provisions. If AEG fails to renew the agreement or if the agreement is terminated, Venu may face disruptions in the operation of Ford Amphitheater, unexpected costs to find a replacement operator, or the inability to continue operating Ford Amphitheater under terms similar to those defined in the AEG exclusive operating agreement.

Any of the foregoing risks, if realized, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Further, any negative publicity or events concerning an operator or other locations it operates may adversely affect public perception of our venues operated by such operator.

Venu was previously engaged in litigation related to its construction and operation of Ford Amphitheater in a lawsuit that was ultimately dismissed by the district and appellate courts. If the plaintiffs were to appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court, an adverse outcome for Venu in the appeal could negatively affect Venu’s business operations and prevent Venu from fulfilling certain contractual obligations related to scheduled events at Ford Amphitheater. Venu may face similar lawsuits in other municipalities where it is constructing, or plans to construct, Sunset Amphitheaters.

The planning, construction, and development of Venu’s venues requires the Company to obtain and various governmental approvals and permits. As disclosed under “Venu Business — Legal Proceedings,” Venu, Venu Real Estate, LLC, and the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado (the “City”) were defendants in a lawsuit filed in the El Paso County District Court of Colorado on September 26, 2023 by a neighborhood association and an individual who sought to enjoin Venu’s construction and operation of Ford Amphitheater based on allegations that the venue would emit “unlawful noise pollution” in violation of state law. Venu filed a motion to dismiss, which the El Paso County District Court granted on January 11, 2024. The plaintiffs then filed an appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals, which affirmed the dismissal of all claims against Venu on September 12, 2024.

Although Venu believes it complied with all applicable codes and procedures required to obtain the City of Colorado Springs’ approval to construct Ford Amphitheater, and is encouraged by the El Paso County District Court’s dismissal of the lawsuit and the Colorado Court of Appeals’ affirmation of the dismissal in September 2024, there is no assurance that the plaintiffs will not appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court or attempt to pursue other legal recourse. Any reversal of the dismissal affirmed by the Colorado Court of Appeals, the suspension, revocation, or rejection by the City of any of the permits or waivers required for Venu to continue its construction of and eventual operation of Ford Amphitheater, or any other unfavorable outcome from the appeal and litigation could subject Venu to adverse commercial ramifications and negatively impact Venu’s business operations, financial condition, construction timeline, and ability to comply with its contractual obligations to host scheduled concerts and events at Ford Amphitheater that began in August 2024. If Venu loses on appeal or if the process or outcome of the appeal delays Venu’s completion of Ford Amphitheater’s construction and delays the opening of that venue, Venu may be required to cancel or reschedule certain concerts and events, which would increase Venu’s costs for the events, could negatively impact attendance and food-and-beverage sales at the events and delay or decrease Venu’s ability to generate revenues through events scheduled at the venue.

Venu could face similar lawsuits in other locations where it is constructing, or plans to construct, Sunset Amphitheaters based on similar laws or other local ordinances. An adverse outcome of the appeal in Colorado could serve as precedent for claims to be brought by other potential plaintiffs in other jurisdictions, thereby exposing Venu to greater litigation risk. Any litigation of this nature, regardless of outcome, could result in substantial costs being incurred by Venu, management’s focus and resources being diverted, Venu’s expected timelines for construction, operations, and event hosting being impeded, and loss of revenues. Any of the foregoing risks and adverse outcomes could materially impact Venu’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and/or cash flows.

If Venu fails to execute its business strategy, which includes identifying, acquiring, and then developing new restaurant, amphitheater, and entertainment venue locations, and opening locations that are profitable, Venu’s business could suffer.

Venu’s primary means of achieving growth objectives is opening and operating new and profitable restaurants and entertainment venues, and its outdoor amphitheaters. This strategy involves numerous risks, and Venu may not be able to open all planned new venues, and the new locations that do open may not be profitable or as profitable as existing locations.

A significant risk in executing Venu’s business strategy is locating, securing, and then profitably operating suitable new locations for restaurants and music venues. Many of the larger projects Venu has undertaken, and, expects to undertake (being outdoor amphitheater projects), require a significant land footprint to locate the building, parking and other ancillary improvements. Locating, and then acquiring suitable sites is subject to numerous challenges, and there can be no assurance that Venu will be able to find sufficient suitable locations or negotiate suitable purchase or lease terms for planned expansion in any future period. Economic conditions may also reduce commercial development activity and limit the availability of attractive sites for new locations. New locations that open may experience an adjustment period before sales levels and operating margins normalize, and even sales at successful newly opened locations likely will not make a significant contribution to profitability in their initial months of operation. Venu’s ability to open and operate new locations successfully also depends on numerous other factors, some of which are beyond our control, including, among other items discussed in other risk factors, the following: ability to control construction and development costs of new restaurants and venues; ability to manage the local, state or other regulatory approvals and permits, zoning and licensing processes in a timely manner; ability to appropriately train employees and staff the venues; consumer acceptance of venues in new markets; and ability to manage construction delays related to the opening of a new venue. Delays or failures in opening new locations or achieving lower than expected sales in new locations could materially adversely affect business strategy and could have an adverse effect on business and results of operations.

Expansion into new geographic markets may present increased risks due to relative unfamiliarity with these markets.

Certain new venues, amphitheater and restaurant locations may be in areas in which Venu has not previously had a presence. Those new markets may have different competitive conditions, consumer tastes, and discretionary spending patterns than current markets where Venu has operations, which may cause new locations to be less successful than restaurants and venues in Venu’s core market. An additional risk of expanding into new markets is the potential for lower or lacking market awareness of the Venu brand. Restaurants and venues opened in new markets may open at lower average weekly sales volumes than locations opened in Venu’s core market and may have higher facility-level operating expense ratios than in existing markets. Restaurants and venues opened in new markets may take longer to reach average unit volume and margins, if at all, thereby affecting our overall profitability.

The catastrophic loss of a facility could adversely affect business.

The catastrophic loss of any of Venu’s facilities, venues, or restaurant location due to unanticipated events, such as fires, an act of terrorism or violent weather, would likely reduce revenues during the affected period, and such reduction would likely have a material adverse impact on Venu’s operating results, at least until Venu is operating a significant number of facilities.

Venu’s operational costs may be greater than projected due to factors beyond Venu’s control that slow project development and may adversely impact Venu’s profitability.

The costs in the restaurant and music venue industries are often underestimated and may increase by reason of factors beyond Venu’s control. Such factors may include weather conditions, legal costs, labor disputes, governmental regulations, equipment breakdowns, property availability, governmental regulatory interference, insurance costs and other disruptions. While Venu intends to manage these costs diligently, the risk of running over budget is always significant and may have a substantial adverse impact on the profitability of Venu. In such event, additional sales of any of Venu’s equity securities or additional financing may be required to continue the business of Venu, and there can be no guarantee that Venu could successfully conclude such additional sales or obtain such additional financing at all or on terms that were acceptable to Venu, which could have a materially adverse effect on Venu and its operations.

Venu’s restaurants and live-music venues face intense competition, and if Venu is unable to continue to compete effectively, its business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.

The restaurant industry is intensely competitive, and Venu faces many well-established competitors. Venu competes within each market with national and regional restaurant and retail chains and locally owned restaurants and retailers. Competition from other regional or national restaurant and retail chains typically represents the more important competitive influence, principally because of their significant marketing and financial resources. Venu also faces competition as a result of the convergence of grocery, deli, retail, and restaurant services, particularly in the supermarket industry. It also faces competition from various off-premise meal replacement offerings including but not limited to home meal kits delivery, third-party meal delivery, and catering, and the rapid growth of these channels by competitors. Moreover, competitors can harm business even if they are not successful in their own operations by taking away customers or employees through aggressive and costly advertising, promotions, or hiring practices. Venu competes primarily on the quality, variety, and perceived value of menu and retail items. The number and location of restaurants, the growth of e-commerce, type of concept, quality and efficiency of service, attractiveness of facilities, and effectiveness of advertising and marketing programs also are important factors. Venu anticipates that intense competition will continue with respect to all of these factors. It also competes with other restaurant chains and other retail businesses for quality site locations, management and hourly employees, and other competitive pressures that could affect both the availability and cost of these important resources. If Venu is unable to continue to compete effectively, its business, financial condition, and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Venu may face challenges in building name recognition, developing its reputation, and protecting its brand and reputation from adverse events that may not be within Venu’s control, which could adversely impact its expansion efforts, its operating results, and its ability to attract talented performers, generate audience enthusiasm, sell tickets, and generate revenue from its venues.

To date, we have opened a limited number of restaurants and two indoor music venues in a total of two markets, and we opened our first outdoor amphitheater in August 2024 in one of our existing markets. As a company with limited history and operations, to date, our name and brand is not widely known. We believe that growing, protecting, maintaining and enhancing our name and brand recognition, and greater market awareness for our venues, is integral to our success in our current markets, particularly as we open Ford Amphitheater and as we seek to expand into new markets. Growing, protecting, maintaining and enhancing our brand will depend largely on our ability to develop and maintain venues that are desirable for performers and attendees both at the time of their opening and over time. This will depend on, other things, our ability to develop and maintain venues with features and amenities that are desirable for performers and attendees, and differentiate our venues from others, which we may not do successfully. The value of our name and brand may decline if we are unable to maintain our brand and venues as being disruptive, high quality and unique in the live music industry. Successfully growing and maintaining our brand will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts, our ability to open venues that prove successful and desirable in the industry (both for performers and attendees), and our ability to continue to open, develop and successfully differentiate our venues from competing facilities. Delays in opening venues, cancellations of planned shows (for various reasons), security and safety concerns related to our venues, negative publicity or reviews, negative experiences of performers or attendees, needed infrastructure upgrades and repairs that will occur from time to time, or other operational challenges may harm our reputation and brand. Unfavorable media coverage, negative publicity, or negative public perception about us or our venues, our industry, or actual or perceived negative experiences of performers or attendees at our venues may also harm our reputation and our brand. If events occur that damage our reputation and brand, our ability to grow revenues from our existing venues and to expand into new markets may be impaired, and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be harmed.

We also believe that the importance of name and brand recognition will increase as competition in our current or prospective markets increases, and the promotion of our venues, name, and brand may require substantial expenditures. We have invested, and expect to continue to invest, resources to increase our name and brand awareness, both generally and in specific geographies and to specific intended customer groups. There can be no assurance that our brand development strategies and investment of resources will enhance recognition of the Venu (or Venu) brand or name, or lead to increased demand for our venues. If our efforts to protect and promote our name and brand are not successful, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition, even if our name and brand recognition and loyalty increases, revenue may not increase at a level commensurate with our marketing spend.

The entertainment business in which Venu operates is highly sensitive to customer tastes. The success of Venu’s business depends on Venu’s (and its contractual partners’) ability to attract popular artists and other live events to its venues. Venu and its partners may be unable to book events that generate demand, or anticipate or respond to changes in consumer preferences, which may result in decreased attendance at concerts and events hosted at Venu’s venues.

The success of Venu’s business depends, in part, upon its ability to offer live entertainment venues that are popular with customers. Moreover, Venu expects to rely, in part, on third parties (such as AEG Presents — Rocky Mountains, LLC, with whom Venu has entered into an operating agreement for Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs) to book events and acts at Venu’s venues. Although the agreements include performance targets as it relates to show and attendance numbers, the parties entry into these agreements do not assure that AEG or any other operator will be successful in booking a specific number of events at a particular venue in a given year. In addition, as described elsewhere in this prospectus, Venu is obligated to split certain venue and event costs and revenues with these third-party operators, and may also be required to make other accommodations to those parties in connection with their agreement to serve as operator of a venue, such as providing the operator with a right of first offer for future venues that Venu constructs. There may be a limited number of popular artists, groups, or events that can attract audiences to venues and Venu’s business would suffer to the extent that its venues are unable to attract such artists, groups, and events to perform at its venues, or its third-party contractual partners are unable to perform under their agreements with Venu or fulfil the parties expectations.

Moreover, the live music industry competes with other forms of entertainment for consumers’ discretionary spending and within this industry Venu competes with other venues to book artists in the markets in which it currently (or plans to) promotes music concerts, Venu faces competition from other promoters and venue operators. Competitors compete with Venu for key employees who may have relationships with popular music artists and who have a history of being able to book such artists for concerts and tours. These competitors may engage in more extensive development efforts, undertake more far-reaching marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies, and make more attractive offers to existing and potential artists. Competitors may develop services, advertising options, or music venues that are equal or superior to those Venu provides or that achieve greater market acceptance and brand recognition. Across the live music industry, it is possible that new competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire a significant market share.

Venu’s success depends, in significant part, on entertainment and leisure events and economics, and other factors adversely affecting such events could have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition, and results of operations.

A decline in attendance at or reduction in the number of live entertainment and leisure events may have an adverse effect on revenue and operating income. In addition, during periods of economic slowdown and recession, many consumers have historically reduced their discretionary spending and advertisers have reduced their advertising expenditures. The impact of economic slowdowns on business is difficult to predict, but they may result in reductions in ticket sales, sponsorship opportunities and Venu’s ability to generate revenue. The risks associated with Venu’s businesses may become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or recession, which may be accompanied by a decrease in attendance at live entertainment, sporting, and leisure events. Many of the factors affecting the number and availability of live entertainment and leisure events are beyond Venu’s control. Venu’s success depends, in significant part, on entertainment and leisure events and economic and other factors adversely affecting such events could have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition and results of operations. A decline in attendance at or reduction in the number of live entertainment and leisure events may have an adverse effect on revenue and operating income. In addition, during periods of economic slowdown and recession, many consumers have historically reduced their discretionary spending and advertisers have reduced their advertising expenditures. The impact of economic slowdowns on business is difficult to predict, but they may result in reductions in ticket sales, sponsorship opportunities and Venu’s ability to generate revenue. The risks associated with its businesses may become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or recession, which may be accompanied by a decrease in attendance at live entertainment, sporting, and leisure events.

Venu’s business depends on discretionary consumer and corporate spending, which may be impacted by market volatility and challenging economic conditions.

Many factors related to corporate spending and discretionary consumer spending, including economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income, unemployment levels, fuel prices, interest rates, changes in tax rates and tax laws that impact companies or individuals, and inflation can significantly impact Venu’s operating results. Business conditions, as well as various industry conditions, including corporate marketing and promotional spending and interest levels, can also significantly impact Venu’s operating results. These factors can affect attendance at Venu’s events, sponsorship, advertising and hospitality spending, concession and merchandise sales, as well as the financial results of any sponsors of Venu’s venues, events, and the industry. Negative factors such as challenging economic conditions and public concerns over terrorism and security incidents, particularly when combined, can impact corporate and consumer spending, and one negative factor may impact Venu’s results more than another. There can be no assurance that consumer and corporate spending will not be adversely impacted by current economic conditions, or by any future deterioration in economic conditions, thereby possibly impacting Venu’s operating results and growth.

Portions of Venu’s business are subject to seasonal fluctuations and its operating results and cash flow likely will vary from period to period.

A significant portion of Venu’s future growth projections stem from the suite of outdoor amphitheaters it intends to construct and own. Those venues will hold larger, and more consistent events in the second and third fiscal quarters. As a result Venu’s revenues and expenses are expected to be seasonal in nature and operating results and cash flow likely will reflect significant variation from period to period. Consequently, period-to-period comparisons of our operating results may not necessarily be meaningful and the operating results of one period are not indicative of our financial performance during a full fiscal year. This variability may adversely affect Venu’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Poor weather adversely affects attendance at live music events, which could negatively impact Venu’s financial performance from period to period.

A significant portion of Venu’s business is the hosting and promotion of live music events. Weather conditions surrounding these events affect sales of tickets, concessions, and merchandise, among other things. Poor weather conditions can have a material impact on results of operations particularly because Venu can only promote and/or ticket a finite number of events. Increased weather variability due to climate change exacerbates weather-related issues. Due to weather conditions, Venu may be required to cancel or reschedule an event to another available day or a different venue, which would increase costs for the event and could negatively impact the attendance at the event as well as concession and merchandise sales. Poor weather can affect current periods as well as successive events in future periods.

There is a risk of personal injuries and accidents in connection with live music events, which could subject Venu to personal injury or other claims and increase expenses, as well as reduce attendance at its live music events, causing a decrease in revenue.

There are inherent risks involved with organizing and producing live music (and other entertainment) events. As a result, personal injuries and accidents may occur in the future, from time to time, which could subject Venu to claims and liabilities for personal injuries. Incidents in connection with Venu’s live music events at any of its venues that its owns or rents could also result in claims, reducing operating income or reducing attendance at its events, which could cause a decrease in revenue. In addition, while Venu has security protocols in place at its events, illegal drug use or alcohol consumption at events could result in negative publicity, adverse consequences (including illness, injury, or death) to the persons engaged in such activities or others, and litigation against Venu. While Venu maintains insurance policies that provide coverage within limits that are sufficient, in management’s judgment, to protect it from material financial loss for personal injuries sustained by persons at its venues or events or accidents in the ordinary course of business, there can be no assurance that such insurance will be adequate at all times and in all circumstances.

The sale of food and prepared food products for human consumption involves a risk of injury to customers.

Such injuries may result from tampering by unauthorized third parties, product contamination or spoilage, including the presence of foreign objects, substances, chemicals, other agents, or residues introduced during the growing, storage, handling, and transportation phases. Additionally, many of the food items on the restaurants Venu owns contain beef and chicken. The preferences of customers toward beef and chicken could be affected by changes in consumer health or dietary trends and preferences regarding meat consumption or health concerns and publicity concerning food quality, illness, and injury generally. In recent years there has been publicity concerning E. Coli bacteria, hepatitis A, “mad cow” disease, “foot-and-mouth” disease, salmonella, African swine fever, peanut and other food allergens, and other public health concerns affecting the food supply, including beef, chicken, pork, dairy and eggs. In addition, government regulations or the likelihood of government regulation could increase the costs of obtaining or preparing food products. A decrease in guest traffic to venues, a change in mix of products sold or an increase in costs as a result of these health concerns either in general or specific to operations could result in a decrease in sales or higher costs to venues that would materially harm business.

The price and availability of food, ingredients, retail merchandise, transportation, distribution, and utilities used by Venu’s venues could adversely affect revenues and results of operations.

Venu is subject to the general risks of inflation, and Venu’s operating profit margins and results of operations depend significantly on its ability to anticipate and react to changes in the price, quality and availability of food and other commodities, ingredients, retail merchandise, transportation, distribution, utilities, and other related costs over which Venu has limited control. Fluctuations in economic conditions, weather, demand, and other factors affect the availability, quality and cost of the ingredients and products that Venu buys. Furthermore, many of the products that Venu uses and their costs are interrelated. Changes in global demand for corn, wheat and dairy products could cause volatility in the feed costs for poultry and livestock. The effect of, introduction of, or changes to tariffs or exchange rates on imported retail products or food products could increase costs and possibly affect the supply of those products. Changes in demand for over the road transportation and distribution services could cause volatility, increase costs, and affect operating margins. In addition, food safety concerns, widespread outbreaks of livestock and poultry diseases, such as, among other things, the avian flu and African swine fever, and product recalls, all of which are out of Venu’ control, and, in many instances, unpredictable, could also increase costs and possibly affect the supply of livestock and poultry products. Venu’s operating margins are also affected, whether as a result of general inflation or otherwise, by fluctuations in the price of utilities such as natural gas and electricity, on which Venu’s locations depend for much of their energy supply. Venu’s inability to anticipate and respond effectively to one or more adverse changes in any of these factors could have a significant adverse effect on its results of operations.

Recent inflationary pressures have materially impacted our business operations, particularly in connection with increased supply costs, labor cost pressures, and changes in consumer behavior and discretionary spending, all of which have impacted our business decisions and profitability. The costs for essential ingredients needed for our restaurants and entertainment venues have substantially increased over the past year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Restaurant Association, wholesale food prices have risen across a broad spectrum of commodities. For example, looking at producer prices for commodities from July 2023 to July 2024, the prices of tomatoes have increased 185.8%, eggs have increased 155%, frozen fruits, juices, and aides have increased 27.0%, butter has increased 15.7%, pork products have increased 12.8%, sugar and confectionary have increased 9%, and dairy products have increased 7.6%. As a result of the widespread upward pressure on the prices of essential commodities, we have had to pay higher prices to our suppliers for food, beverage, and other materials necessary for our operations. Although we have passed a portion of these costs onto our customers through increases in our menu prices, because we provide moderately priced products, Venu may not seek to or be able to pass along price increases to our customers sufficient to completely offset the cost increases we have incurred. Our ability to fully pass on increased costs to consumers is restricted by the potential for reduced customer demand. As a result, we have absorbed some of the cost increases, which negatively affects our margins and puts further pressure on our bottom line.

We have also seen changes in consumer behavior that we attribute to inflationary pressures, particularly impacting consumers’ discretionary-spending behaviors. We have observed that customers are more cautious about the overall costs of food, beverages, and spending on non-essential items and activities such as dining at restaurants, purchasing tickets for live entertainment concerts and shows, and purchasing food and drinks during events. If persistent, this shift in consumer-spending pattern may result in lower demand for both our restaurant offerings and live entertainment events, which would negatively affect our revenue.

If inflationary pressures are persistent or worsen, Venu’s business could be further negatively impacted by rising supply costs and changes in consumer behavior, which could result in additional price increases, reduced demand for our restaurant and event offerings, and continued pressure on our profitability. Any of those negative results could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations

Venu and its venues may be adversely affected by the occurrence of extraordinary events, such as terrorist attacks or disease epidemics.

The occurrence and threat of extraordinary events, such as terrorist attacks, intentional or unintentional mass-casualty incidents, public health concerns such as contagious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, or similar events, may deter artists from touring and/or substantially decrease the use of and demand for services and the attendance at live music events, which may decrease revenue or expose Venu to substantial liability. The terrorism and security incidents in the past, military actions in foreign locations, periodic elevated terrorism alerts and fears from publicized contagious disease outbreaks have raised numerous challenging operating factors, including public concerns regarding air travel, military actions and additional national or local catastrophic incidents, causing a nationwide disruption of commercial and leisure activities.

In the event of actual or threatened terrorism events, some artists may refuse to travel or book tours, which could adversely affect business. Attendance at events may decline due to fears over terrorism and contagious disease outbreaks, which could adversely impact operating results. While it is constantly evaluating the security precautions for events in an effort to ensure the safety of the public, no security measures can guarantee safety and there can be no assurances that it won’t face liabilities, which could be substantial and materially impact our operating results, in connection with such terrorist attacks at events.

While Venu has health and safety programs designed to mitigate the risks that are inherent in the staging of concerts and other events, as well as those associated with extraordinary occurrences or actions that may take place at events, there can be no assurances that these programs will be sufficient to fully cover every possibility. Despite Venu’s best efforts, some occurrences or actions are difficult to foresee and adequately plan for, which could lead to fan, vendor, or employee harm resulting in fines, penalties, legal costs, and reputational risk that could materially and adversely impact our business and results of operations.

Health concerns, government regulation relating to the consumption of food products, and widespread infectious diseases could impact consumer preferences and negatively affect results of operations.

Much like the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and other countries have experienced, or may experience in the future, outbreaks of other viruses, such as norovirus, the bird/avian flu, or other diseases. As experienced with the COVID-19 pandemic, if a regional or global health pandemic occurs, depending upon its location, duration, and severity, Venu’s business could be severely affected. In the event a health pandemic occurs, customers might avoid public places, and local, regional, or national governments might limit or ban public gatherings to halt or delay the spread of disease. Jurisdictions in which we have restaurants and venues may impose mandatory closures or impose restrictions on operations. If a virus is transmitted by human contact or respiratory transmission, employees or guests could become infected, or could choose, or be advised, to avoid gathering in public places, any of which would adversely affect restaurant guest traffic or perform functions at the corporate level. A regional or global health pandemic might also adversely affect business by disrupting or delaying production and delivery of materials and products in supply chain and causing staffing shortages in our stores.

Risks Related to Governmental Regulation

Venu is subject to extensive governmental regulation and changes in these regulations and its failure to comply with them may have a material negative effect on the Company’s business and results of operations.

Venu’s business is subject to the general powers of federal, state and local governments.

The data protection landscape is rapidly evolving in the United States. As Venu’s operations and business grow, it may become subject to or affected by new or additional data protection laws and regulations and face increased scrutiny or attention from regulatory authorities. For example, California has passed a comprehensive data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), and a number of other states, including Virginia, Colorado, Utah and Connecticut, have also passed similar laws, and various additional states may do so in the near future. Further, there are several legislative proposals in the United States, at both the federal and state level, that could impose new privacy and security obligations. Venu has not yet determined the impact that these future laws and regulations may have on its business.

In addition, governmental authorities and private litigants continue to bring actions against companies for online collection, use, dissemination and security practices that are unfair or deceptive.

Venu’s business is, and may in the future be, subject to a variety of other laws and regulations, including licensing, permitting, working conditions, labor, immigration and employment laws; health, safety and sanitation requirements; and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (and related state and local statutes).

Any changes to the legal and regulatory framework applicable to Venu’s business could have an adverse impact on its businesses and its failure to comply with applicable governmental laws and regulations, or to maintain necessary permits or licenses, could result in liability or government actions that could have a material negative effect on Venu’s business and results of operations.

Zoning and governmental approvals could hinder, delay, or completely inhibit Venu’s ability to own, develop, lease, and construct upon the real estate upon which it intends to build new restaurants and venues.

Real estate development and ownership is subject to extensive regulation related to zoning, land use, building design, taxation, construction materials, warranties, environmental protection, and workplace safety, among others. Projects may be subject to legal challenges brought by governmental authorities or private parties. Local governments may enact growth control initiatives, annexation or building restrictions, impose moratoriums to restrict development or other adverse economic or monetary policies, impose nuisances and other conditions on development of particular sites, and increase the fees imposed on developers to fund roads, schools, open spaces, or affordable housing. Any of the foregoing could prevent Venu from undertaking or completing a particular project, impair its ability to sell or dispose of certain properties, force it to implement design changes, increase the cost of obtaining the necessary approvals, and/or cause delays in the approval process.

Various components of the construction and development of new venue locations will require approvals from local government officials or agencies. Land-use regulations, construction permits, and other regulatory requirements at the state and local level can require significant time and knowledge to obtain. There is no assurance that these regulatory requirements can be satisfied or will not be delayed due to factors beyond Venu’s control or otherwise. Failure to obtain the required approvals in a timely manner, or at all, may result in delays or abandonment of site locations Venu is developing or plan to develop. Any funds spent by Venu prior to that determination may be lost. 

Venu’s ability to meet labor needs while controlling costs is subject to external factors such as unemployment levels, minimum wage legislation, health care legislation, payroll taxes and changing demographics.

Many employees are hourly workers whose wages are affected by increases in the federal or state minimum wage or changes to tip credits. Tip credits are the amounts an employer is permitted to assume an employee receives in tips when the employer calculates the employee’s hourly wage for minimum wage compliance purposes. Increases in minimum wage levels and changes to the tip credit have been made and continue to be proposed at both federal and state levels. As minimum wage rates increase, the Company may need to increase not only the wages of minimum-wage employees but also the wages paid to employees at wage rates that are above minimum wage. If competitive pressures or other factors prevent the Company from offsetting increased labor costs by increases in prices, profitability may decline.

The restaurant business is subject to a significant amount of regulation and licensing requirements that could adversely affect our business or require changes to our business practices.

The Company’s proposed business is subject to various federal, state, and local government regulations, including those relating to food safety and disclosure, alcoholic beverage sale and control, public accommodations, and public health and safety. These regulations are subject to continual changes and updating. Difficulties or failures in obtaining or maintaining the required licenses and approvals or maintaining compliance with existing or newly enacted requirements could delay the opening or affect the continued operation and profitability of one or more restaurants in a particular area.

The regulatory environment surrounding information security and privacy is increasingly demanding, with the frequent imposition of new and constantly changing requirements.

Compliance with consumer-privacy laws, payment-card security standards, data-storage regulations, and other laws and regulations that aim to protect customers’ data privacy may result in cost increases due to necessary system changes and the development of new administrative processes. In addition, customers and employees have a high expectation that Venu will adequately protect their personal information. For example, in connection with credit and debit card sales, Venu transmits confidential card information. Third parties may have the technology or know-how to breach the security of this customer information, and security measures and those of its technology vendors may not effectively prevent others from obtaining improper access to this information. If Venu fails to comply with the laws and regulations regarding privacy and security or experience a security breach, it could be exposed to risks of data loss, regulatory investigations and/or penalties, a loss of the ability to process credit and debit card payments, substantial inconvenience or harm to guests, litigation, and serious disruption of operations. Additionally, any resulting negative publicity could significantly harm Venu’s reputation and damage its relations with guests. As privacy and information security laws, regulations and practices change and cyber risks continue to evolve, Venu may incur additional costs to ensure it remains in compliance and protect guest, employee, and Company information.

Various federal and state employment laws govern the relationship between the Company and its employees and affect the Company’s operating costs.

State and federal employment laws govern minimum wage requirements, overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation rates, citizenship or residency requirements, labor relations, child labor regulations, and discriminatory conduct. Additional government-imposed increases in federal and state minimum wages, overtime pay, paid leaves of absence, and mandated health benefits, increased tax reporting and tax payment requirements for employees who receive tips or a reduction in the number of states that allow tips to be credited toward minimum wage requirements could harm operating results.

General Business and Personnel Risks

A material disruption in information technology, network infrastructure and telecommunication systems could adversely affect business and results of operations.

Venu relies extensively on information technology across operations, including, but not limited to, point of sales processing, supply chain management, retail merchandise allocation and distribution, labor productivity and expense management. Its business depends significantly on the reliability, security, and capacity of information technology systems to process these transactions, summarize results, manage, and report on business and supply chain. Its information technology systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, computer, network, cable system, internet and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches, catastrophic events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, acts of war or terrorism, and usage errors by our employees. If Venu’s information technology and telecommunication systems are damaged or cease to function properly, it may have to make a significant investment to repair or replace them and could suffer loss of critical data and interruptions or delays in operations in the interim. Any material interruption in information technology and telecommunication systems could adversely affect business or results of operations. In addition, some of these essential technology-based business systems are outsourced to third parties. While Venu makes efforts to ensure that its outsourced providers are observing proper standards and controls, it cannot guarantee that breaches, disruptions, or failures caused by these providers will not occur.

A privacy breach or cybersecurity attack could adversely affect Venu’s business and operations.

The protection of customer, employee, and Company data is critical to Venu. It is subject to laws relating to information security, privacy, cashless payments, consumer credit, and fraud. Additionally, an increasing number of government and industry groups have established laws and standards for the protection of personal and health information. As a merchant and service provider of point-of-sale services, Venu is also subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard issued by the Payment Card Industry Council.

Failure to maximize or to successfully protect and assert Venu’s intellectual property rights could adversely affect business and results of operations.

Venu relies on trademark, unfair competition, trade secret, and copyright laws to protect its intellectual property rights. Venu has registered certain trademarks and service marks with appropriate governmental authorities, but there can be no guarantee that these intellectual property rights will be maximized or that they can be successfully asserted. There is a risk that Venu will not be able to obtain and perfect its own intellectual property rights, or, where appropriate, to license intellectual property rights necessary to support new product introductions or other brand extensions. There is no guarantee that these rights, if obtained, will not be invalidated, circumvented, or challenged in the future. Venu’s failure to protect or successfully assert its intellectual property rights could make it less competitive and could have an adverse effect on Venu’s business and results of operations.

We may be subject to claims that we infringed upon certain third-party intellectual property rights, which, even if meritless, could be costly to defend and could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects.

The success of our business depends, in part, on our success in developing and marketing our products and services without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights of third parties. However, from time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and other claims in the ordinary course of business alleging infringement of third-party intellectual property rights. Third parties may be able to successfully challenge, oppose, invalidate, render unenforceable, dilute, misappropriate, or circumvent our trademarks and other intellectual property rights, even if we were unaware that our products or services are infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating third-party intellectual property rights.

We cannot predict the outcome of lawsuits and cannot ensure that the results of any such claims will not adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, or prospects. Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights in a meaningful manner could damage our reputation, erode our brand names and other IP, and strain or harm our business relationships. Accordingly, litigation may be necessary to determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights claimed by third parties, assert and enforce our intellectual property rights, and defend against third-party infringement claims. Defending against such claims would be costly and time-consuming. Any such litigation or claims, regardless of merit or outcome, could cause us to incur significant expenses and could divert our management and resources. If successfully asserted against us, such claims could inhibit our ability to offer certain products or services, require us to pay substantial costs and damages, force us to obtain licenses to continue our operations, compel us to adopt costly re-designs or modifications, or subject us to other unfavorable terms.

Venu is involved in a number of related-party transactions.

Many of the officers, directors, and principal shareholders of Venu (and its subsidiaries) are involved in Venu’s management and operations, including in roles as officers, directors, managers, and/or equity holders of Hospitality Income & Asset, LLC and 13141 BP, LLC, and landlords to three of Venu’s operating subsidiaries: BBST, BBP, and Notes. Furthermore, several shareholders are members of Venu’s landlords in Gainesville, Georgia. Additionally, many of the founders, officers, directors, and shareholders of Venu (and its subsidiaries) are involved as officers, directors, and executives of Roth Industries, the parent company of Roth Premium Foods, LLC, which is the licensee of the counterparty to the Bourbon Brothers licensing agreement. For a description of the related-party transactions involving Venu, its subsidiaries, and its management, see the “Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions” section of this prospectus.

Venu is dependent on its key personnel and will need to hire additional personnel. Venu’s hiring abilities may be strained by current employment trends and economic conditions.

Venu’s future successes depend on its ability to identify, attract, hire, train, retain and motivate highly skilled executive, technical, sales and marketing, business development, and store level personnel including restaurant managers and kitchen managers. Venu is currently particularly dependent on the efforts of JW Roth. The loss of Mr. Roth would likely have a significant negative impact on Venu’s operations and growth strategies. Competition for qualified personnel may be intense. If Venu fails to successfully attract, assimilate, and retain a sufficient number of such personnel, its business will suffer.

Venu’s officers, directors, and principal shareholders will collectively own a substantial portion of our Common Stock following this offering.

Collectively, Venu’s officers and directors will beneficially own approximately 37% of our outstanding Common Stock following this offering. Specifically, JW Roth, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and founder, will beneficially own approximately 32% of the voting power of our Common Stock; Robert Mudd, our President and Chief Operating Officer, will beneficially own approximately 1.8%; Heather Atkinson, our Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and one of our directors, will beneficially own approximately 1.3%; Mitchell Roth, one of our directors, will beneficially own approximately 1.6%; and each of our other directors will beneficially own less than 1%. As a result, investors may face challenges in affecting matters involving our Company, including:

Our officers, directors, and principal shareholders may act in concert to significantly influence these and other matters requiring shareholder approval. Furthermore, this concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change of control or other business combination that might otherwise be beneficial to our shareholders. This significant concentration of share ownership may also adversely affect the trading price for our Common Stock because investors may perceive disadvantages in owning stock in a company that is controlled by a small number of shareholders.

Venu’s officers and directors do not owe a duty of exclusivity to Venu.

Venu’s officers and directors are not required to devote all of their business time to Venu as their sole and exclusive function or business. Members of our management team have other business interests and may engage in other activities and pursue other business opportunities in addition to those relating to Venu. Neither Venu nor any shareholder has any right to share or participate in such other investments or activities of management or to the income or proceeds derived therefrom.

Venu is dependent on attracting and retaining qualified employees while also controlling labor costs.

Venu’s business is dependent on attracting and retaining a large and growing number of qualified employees. Availability of staff varies widely from location to location. Many staff members are in entry-level or part-time positions, typically with high turnover rates. High turnover of store management and staff would cause Venu to incur higher direct costs associated with recruiting, training, and retaining replacement personnel. Management turnover as well as general shortages in the labor pool can cause venues to operate with reduced staff, which negatively affects the ability to provide appropriate service levels to customers. The market for the most qualified talent continues to be competitive and Venu must provide competitive wages, benefits, and workplace conditions to maintain the most qualified employees. Competition for qualified employees exerts upward pressure on wages paid to attract such personnel, resulting in higher labor costs, together with greater recruiting and training expenses.

Global economic and market uncertainty may adversely impact Venu’s business and operating results.

Uncertain global and macro-economic conditions have in the past and may in the future adversely impact Venu’s business. The current uncertainty in the worldwide economic environment together with other unfavorable changes in economic conditions, such as heightened inflation and interest rate increases currently being experienced or implemented by most developed economies, as well as recessions that have affected major countries, may negatively impact consumer confidence and spending, ultimately causing Venu’s customers to postpone purchases and may ultimately impact our profitability. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had in the past, and may in the future have, negative effects on economies and financial markets. Venu could experience period-to-period fluctuations in operating results due to general industry or economic conditions and volatile or uncertain economic conditions can adversely impact sales and profitability and make it difficult for Venu to accurately forecast and plan its future business activities. Furthermore, inflationary pressure and increases in interest rates may negatively impact revenue, earnings and demand for Venu’s service and venue offerings. During challenging economic times, Venu’s current or potential future customers may experience cash flow problems and as a result may modify, delay or cancel plans to visit Venu’s restaurants and venues.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

There has been no prior public market for our Common Stock, the stock price of our Common Stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your Common Stock at or above the assumed initial public offering price.

There has been no public market for our Common Stock prior to this offering. The assumed initial public offering price for our Common Stock was determined through negotiations between the underwriter and us and may vary from the market price of our Common Stock following this offering. If you purchase shares of our Common Stock in this offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the assumed initial public offering price. An active or liquid market in our Common Stock may not develop upon the completion of this offering or, if it does develop, it may not be sustainable. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of our Common Stock and may impair our ability to enter into strategic partnerships or acquire companies or products by using our shares of Common Stock as consideration.

We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our Common Stock.

We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends on our Common Stock will depend on earnings, financial condition, and other business and economic factors affecting it at such time as the Board of Directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our Common Stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will occur only if our stock price appreciates.

Management has broad discretion in directing the Company’s use of proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively or in ways that increase the value of our share price.

While the Company intends to allocate proceeds from this offering primarily for marketing investor relations expenses as well as market expansion costs and expenses and other general working capital purposes, the Company has not definitively allocated the net proceeds of this offering to any specific purpose. Accordingly, investors will entrust their funds to the Company and its management, whose judgment investors must depend on with only limited information about the Company’s specific intentions with respect to the proceeds of this offering. The Company has broad discretion as to all aspects of the use and in the application of the net proceeds, including to apply such proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes, and you and other shareholders may disagree with how we spend or invest these proceeds. If the Company’s management diverts funds raised in this offering from the use originally intended in the Company’s business plan, the result could be that the Company is not as successful as originally anticipated. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Investors will be required to rely on the Company and its management as to the best allocation of the Company’s assets. Pending our use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our investors.

An investment in our Common Stock carries a high degree of risk and is highly speculative, illiquid, and suitable only for persons who are able to bear a total loss of their investment.

An investment in the Common Stock being offered by the Company is highly speculative and carries a high degree of risk. No assurance can be given that investors will realize a substantial return, if any, from their purchase of Common Stock in this offering. Furthermore, no assurance can be given that an investor will not lose its investment completely.

If certain communications used to market certain exempt offerings of membership interests conducted by the Company’s subsidiaries are deemed to have been an “offer” with respect to the initial public offering being conducted by the Company in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act, the Company may be subject to claims for rescission by investors that are participating in this offering. You should rely only on statements made in this prospectus in determining whether to purchase our shares of Common Stock.

Certain of the Company’s special purpose entity (“SPE”) subsidiaries have conducted exempt private offerings of membership interests (“Subsidiary Offerings”). The Subsidiary Offerings have often been generally referenced by the Company as “firepit suite” sales (with a key focus being on a holder’s right to use and “own” a specific firepit suite in a specific amphitheater and on the real property asset owned by the particular SPE subsidiary). Having third parties own certain stakes or rights in SPE assets, and being afforded various in-kind rights and benefits for their use at specific venues, has lent to the Company’s general mantra of being “fan owned.”

In connection with these Subsidiary Offerings, the Company’s SPE subsidiaries marketed the Subsidiary Offerings through various general solicitation efforts and communications (“Subsidiary Communications”), including posting references to, or information about the Subsidiary Offering investment opportunities to the Company’s website, which described the type of security being offered by each specific subsidiary, the venue and geographic location each such Subsidiary Offering related to, and the anticipated benefits to prospective investors in each SPE subsidiary, as well as forms of print or other broadcast media that was generally geographically targeted to prospective investors in a given market where a venue was set to be developed.

The Subsidiary Communications related or eluded solely to opportunities in certain of the Company’s SPE subsidiaries and, unlike this initial public offering to be conducted by the Company pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, did not in any way relate to a prospective investment in the Company as a whole, or to the Company’s initial public offering of Common Stock at the parent corporation level.

The Company does not believe that the Subsidiary Communications and marketing efforts described above constitute a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or of applicable provisions of state securities laws. However, if such communications were held by a court to be “offers” with respect to the initial public offering being conducted by the Company in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or applicable provisions of state securities laws, purchasers of shares of Common Stock in this offering may have rescission rights or claims for damages. Upon exercise of any such rescission rights, the Company could be required to repurchase the shares sold to investors in this offering, for any consideration determined to have been paid for such shares, with interest thereon, less the amount of any income received therefrom, or for damages if the shares are no longer owned by any such investor, for a period of one year following the date of the violation. Similar remedies could be available to investors under state securities laws. The amount of any such potential liability is uncertain. The Company would contest vigorously any claim that a violation of the Securities Act or applicable provisions of state securities law occurred.

If you purchase our Common Stock in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your shares.

The assumed initial public offering price per share of Common Stock will be substantially higher than the net tangible book value per Common Share immediately after this offering. Investors purchasing Common Stock in this offering will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the book value of our tangible assets after subtracting our liabilities. Based on a public offering price of $10.00 per share of our Common Stock, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, if you purchase shares of Common Stock in this offering, you will suffer immediate dilution of $6.73 per share with respect to the net tangible book value of Common Stock. Furthermore, investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in this offering will contribute approximately 11.2% of the total amount invested by shareholders since our inception, but, will own only approximately 3.1% of the total number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding after this offering.

This dilution is due to a minority of our investors who purchased shares prior to this offering having paid substantially less when they purchased their shares than the assumed public offering price offered to the public in this offering. For example, approximately 4,272,786 shareholders acquired shares of Common Stock for $3.00 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, we have a convertible promissory note outstanding that, upon conversion, would result in the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock. We also have 5,186,291 warrants outstanding, which are each exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock. Approximately 1,907,575 warrants are exercisable at a price below the assumed initial public offering price of $10.00 per share of Common Stock in this offering, with the exercise prices for such warrants ranging from $0.12 to $7.00. To the extent that our convertible note is converted into Common Stock, our outstanding warrants are exercised, or we otherwise issue additional shares of Common Stock in each case at per-share prices below the assumed initial public offering price in this offering, there will be further dilution to new investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in this offering, reducing their ownership percentages and relative stakes in Venu.

As a result of the dilution to investors purchasing shares of Common Stock in this offering, investors may receive significantly less than the purchase price they paid in this offering, if anything, in the event of our liquidation. Dilution in investors’ ownership percentages will dilute their relative influence over company matters. Furthermore, future issuances of Common Stock at per-share prices below the assumed initial public offering price in this offering could depress the market price of our Common Stock, even if our business performance improves and our business-expansion efforts continue on a positive trajectory. Such market-price depression may significantly reduce the value of an investment in this offering, particularly if there is market perception that Venu is issuing large amounts of shares of Common Stock at prices substantially lower than the assumed initial offering price in this offering. The potential for significant dilution could also make it more challenging to Venu to raise additional capital in the future, which could adversely affect your investment in this offering. For a further description of the dilution that you will experience immediately after this offering, see “Dilution.”

The financial and operational projections that we may make from time to time are subject to inherent risks.

The projections that our management may provide from time to time will reflect numerous assumptions made by management, including assumptions with respect to our specific as well as general business, regulatory, economic, market, and financial conditions and other matters, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, there is a risk that the assumptions made in preparing the projections, or the projections themselves, will prove inaccurate. There may be differences between actual and projected results, and actual results may be materially different from those contained in the projections.

The market price of our Common Stock may be subject to fluctuation, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

The assumed initial public offering price has been arbitrarily determined by us and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market. The price of our Common Stock may decline following this public offering. The stock market in general has been, and the market price of our Common Stock in particular will likely be, subject to fluctuation, whether due to or irrespective of our operating results and financial condition. The market price of our Common Stock may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control, including, but not limited to:

These factors and any corresponding price fluctuations may materially and adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and result in substantial losses being incurred by our investors.

Widespread market volatility and fluctuations in the share price of our Common Stock could expose us to costly securities litigation.

In the past, following periods of market volatility, public company shareholders have often instituted securities class action litigation. If we were involved in securities litigation, it could impose a substantial cost upon us and divert the resources and attention of our management from our business.

An investment in the Company may involve tax implications, and you are encouraged to consult your own advisors as neither we nor any of our related parties is offering any tax assurances or guidance regarding the Company or your investment.

The formation of and an investment in the Company involve complex federal, state, and local income tax considerations. Neither the Internal Revenue Service nor any state or local taxing authority has reviewed the transactions described in this prospectus and may take different positions than the ones contemplated by our management. You are strongly urged to consult your own tax and other advisors prior to investing, as neither we nor any of our officers, directors, or related parties can offer tax or similar advice, nor are any such persons making any representations and warranties regarding such matters.

Our ability to use our net operating loss carry-forwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change” (generally defined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period), the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards and other pre-change tax attributes (such as research tax credits) to offset its post-change income may be limited. We may experience ownership changes in the future as a result of subsequent shifts in our stock ownership, including the completion of this offering taken together with other transactions we may consummate in the succeeding three-year period. As a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards to offset U.S. federal taxable income may be subject to limitations, which could result in increased future tax liability.

Our Articles of Incorporation permit “blank check” Preferred Stock, which can be designated by our Board of Directors without shareholder approval.

Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (our “Articles of Incorporation”) authorize the Board to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, which may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of which will have a distinctive designation or title as determined by our Board. To date, we have not denominated any series of Preferred Stock. Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the Board to establish the designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions, and relative rights of the Preferred Stock and any variations in the relative rights and preferences as between different series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the CBCA. As such, the Board could establish a series of Preferred Stock with enhanced dividend rights, rights of redemption, sinking funds to pay dividends, liquidation, and other rights that would be different than, and preferential to, the rights of the holders of our Common Stock. Because our Board is able to designate the powers and preferences of the Preferred Stock without the vote of a majority of our shareholders, holders of our Common Stock will have no control over what designations and preferences any newly designated Preferred Stock will have.

Certain provisions in our Governance Documents could make a merger, acquisition, other change in control, tender offer, or proxy contest more difficult and may prevent shareholder attempts to replace or remove our current management, which could depress the trading price of our Common Stock.

Certain provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws (our “Bylaws”; together with our Articles of Incorporation, our “Governance Documents”) could depress the trading price of our Common Stock by acting to discourage, delay, or prevent a merger, acquisition, tender offer, proxy contest, or other change in control of us or change in our management that our shareholders may deem favorable or advantageous, including transactions in which shareholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares. These provisions could limit the price that investors are willing to pay in the future for our Common Stock, thereby depressing the market price of our Common Stock. In addition, because our Board is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our shareholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for shareholders to replace members of our Board. Among other things, these provisions:

Any provision in our Governance Documents that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our shareholders to receive a premium for their shares of Common Stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our Common Stock.

Certain limitation-of-liability and indemnification provisions in our Governance Documents may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties, may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit the Company and other shareholders, and may adversely impact shareholders’ investments to the extent that the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions.

Our Articles of Incorporation contain provisions that limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the CBCA. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable to us or our shareholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for:

Our Bylaws require us to indemnify our directors and officers, and allow us to indemnify other employees and agents, to the fullest extent permitted by the CBCA. Subject to certain limitations and limited exceptions, our Bylaws require us to advance expenses incurred by our directors and officers for the defense of any action for which indemnification is required or permitted.

While we believe that including the limitation-of-liability and indemnification provisions in our Governance Documents and indemnification agreements is necessary to attract and retain qualified persons such as directors, officers, and key employees, those provisions may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and officers for breaches of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit the Company and other shareholders. Further, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers and advance expenses as required by these indemnification provisions.

If equity research analysts do not publish research or reports, or publish unfavorable research or reports, about us, our business or our market, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced by the research and reports that equity research analysts publish about us and our business. As a newly public company, we may have only limited research coverage by equity research analysts. Equity research analysts may elect not to provide research coverage of our Common Stock, and such lack of research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. In the event we do have equity research coverage, we will not have any control over the analysts or the content and opinion included in their reports. The price of our stock could decline if one or more equity research analysts downgrade our stock or issue other unfavorable commentary or research. If one or more equity research analysts ceases coverage of the Company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which in turn would cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

Risks Related to Being and Reporting as a Public Company

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control or disclosure controls and procedures are not effective, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately and timely or to prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our reputation and adversely impact the trading price of our Common Stock.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) requires us to evaluate and report on our internal controls over financial reporting and, depending on our future growth, may require our independent registered public accounting firm to annually attest to our evaluation, as well as issue its own opinion on our internal controls over financial reporting. The process of implementing and maintaining proper internal controls and complying with Section 404 is expensive and time consuming. We cannot be certain that the measures we will undertake will ensure that we will maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future. Furthermore, if we are able to rapidly grow our business, the internal controls that we will need may become more complex, and significantly more resources will be required to ensure our internal controls remain effective. Failure to implement required controls or difficulties encountered in their implementation could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we or our auditors discover a material weakness in our internal controls, the disclosure of that fact, even if the weakness is quickly remedied, could diminish investors’ confidence in our financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, non-compliance with Section 404 could subject us to a variety of administrative sanctions, including the suspension of trading, ineligibility for future listing on the NYSE American or other national securities exchanges, and the inability of registered broker-dealers to make a market in our Common Stock, which may reduce our stock price.

We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company,” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies may make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of some of the exemptions from reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including:

In addition, as an “emerging growth company” the JOBS Act allows us to delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies, unless we later irrevocably elect not to avail ourselves of this exemption. We have elected to use this extended transition period under the JOBS Act. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of issuers who are required to comply with the effective dates for new or revised accounting standards that are applicable to public companies, which may make comparison of our financials to those of other public companies more difficult. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year (1) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (2) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (3) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Common Stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of June 30 of the prior year; and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period.

We are also a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that the market value of our Common Stock held by non-affiliates plus the proposed aggregate amount of gross proceeds to us as a result of this offering is less than $700 million, and our annual revenue was less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. We are therefore entitled to rely on certain reduced disclosure requirements for as long as we remain a smaller reporting company, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and, similar to emerging growth companies, providing reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation. In addition, for as long as we are a smaller reporting company with less than $100 million in annual revenue, we would be exempt from the requirement to obtain an external audit on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting provided in Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. These exemptions and reduced disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a smaller reporting company make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects. To the extent we take advantage of the reduced disclosure obligations available for smaller reporting companies, it may be difficult or impossible to compare our financial statements with other public companies. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of shares of our Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, or (ii) our annual revenues exceed $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our Common Stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter.

Investors may find our find our Common Stock less attractive to the extent we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our Common Stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Common Stock, and our stock price may be more volatile.

We could be subject to securities class action litigation.

In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against companies following a decline in the market price of their securities. This risk is especially relevant for us because biotechnology companies have experienced significant share price volatility in recent years. If we face such litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could harm our business.

We will incur significantly increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

As a public company, and particularly after Venu is no longer an emerging growth company (or, to a lesser extent, a smaller reporting company), Venu will incur significant legal, accounting, and other expenses that it did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the listing requirements of the NYSE American, and other applicable securities rules and regulations implemented by the SEC and the NYSE American have imposed various requirements on public companies, including requiring that they establish and maintain effective disclosure and financial controls and corporate governance practices. As an “emerging growth company,” Venu is permitted by legislation to implement many of these requirements over a longer period of time and up to five years from the pricing of this offering. Although Venu intends to take advantage of this legislation, Venu will still incur additional expenses to comply with the demands of being a public company.

We expect that Venu will likely need to hire additional accounting, finance, and other personnel in connection with Venus becoming, and Venu’s efforts to comply with the requirements of being, a public company, and Venu’s management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time towards maintaining compliance with these requirements. These requirements will increase Venu’s legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, Venu expects that the rules and regulations applicable to it as a public company may make it more difficult and more expensive for it to obtain director and officer liability insurance, which could make it more difficult for it to attract and retain qualified members of Venu’s Board of Directors. Venu is currently evaluating these rules and regulations and cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs Venu may incur or the timing of such costs. These rules and regulations are often subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.

Shareholder activism, the current political environment and the current high level of government intervention and regulatory reform may lead to substantial new regulations and disclosure obligations, which may lead to additional compliance costs and impact the manner in which we operate our business in ways we cannot currently anticipate. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costlier. For example, we expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain our current levels of such coverage.

Our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all errors or acts of fraud.

Upon the completion of this offering, we will become subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. We designed our disclosure controls and procedures to reasonably assure that information we must disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, and recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls and procedures, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. For example, our directors or executive officers could inadvertently fail to disclose a new relationship or arrangement causing us to fail to make any related-party transaction disclosures. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by an unauthorized override of the controls. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in our control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Future changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse and unexpected revenue fluctuations and adversely affect our reported results of operations.

Future changes in financial accounting standards may cause adverse, unexpected revenue fluctuations and affect our reported financial position or results of operations. Financial accounting standards in the United States are constantly under review and new pronouncements and varying interpretations of pronouncements have occurred with frequency in the past and are expected to occur again in the future. As a result, we may be required to make changes in our accounting policies. Those changes could affect our financial condition and results of operations or the way in which such financial condition and results of operations are reported. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from business activities to compliance activities. See the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Recent Accounting Pronouncements.”

Claims for indemnification by our directors and officers may reduce our available funds to satisfy successful third-party claims against us and may reduce the amount of money available to us.

Our Governance Documents provide that we are required to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Colorado law. Our Governance Documents also provide that, on satisfaction of certain conditions, we will advance expenses actually and reasonably incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, and permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer or director, for any liability arising out of the actions of any such officer or director in such capacity regardless of whether we would otherwise be permitted to indemnify such person under the provisions of Colorado law. We believe that the indemnification provisions in our Governance Documents are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

While we maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, such insurance may not be adequate to cover all liabilities that we may incur, which may reduce our available funds to satisfy third-party claims and may adversely impact our cash position.

There are many risks associated with forward-looking information in this prospectus.

Much of the information presented in this prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the forward-looking statements have reasonable bases, it cannot offer any assurance that it will be able to conduct the operations as contemplated. You should carefully review all of the information and assumptions contained in this prospectus with your legal, tax, financial, investment, and accounting advisors with these risks in mind. Please review the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”